Greg Rusedski vs Xavier Malisse, San Jose 2001, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Greg Rusedski

WinnerRank #9441.4265%

Rusedski won in 2 sets · 1h 6m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–2

Xavier Malisse

LostRank #10212.6535%

Venue

SAP Center at San Jose (San Jose Arena / HP Pavilion at San Jose)

San Jose, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

3.4vs last year

Altitude

37 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 6m

8Aces2

1Double faults2

39Service points won34

9Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played9

6/6100%Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted0%0/6

Head to head

2Rusedski

2Malisse

4 meetings

Hard 2–0Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1

San JoseSemifinal · 2001HardThis match
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Delray BeachRound of 32 · 13 Sept 2004Hard
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
WimbledonRound of 16 · 2002Grass
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Set 5: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 4
Paris MastersRound of 64 · 2001Carpet
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 4

Form and path

Greg Rusedski2–4

Sarajevo CHHard

LRound of 32
Kenneth Carlsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5

Dnepropetrovsk CHHard

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Tim Henman
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

New HavenHard

Xavier Malisse1–5

Mons CHHard

LRound of 32
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴

Orleans CHHard

LRound of 32
Pierre Hugues Herbert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Xavier Malisse · Retired

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Andreas Seppi
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 7
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 5

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Jesse Levine
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴

WashingtonHard

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Greg Rusedski vs Xavier Malisse, San Jose 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research